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LEVY.87
INTRODUCED BY: CONSENT ,p,
PROPOSED BY: County Executive wlp
DATE: OCTOBER 16, 1986
ORDINANCE NO. 86 -90
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF TAXES
FOR COUNTY AND STATE PURPOSES
IN WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON,
FOR THE YEAR OF 1987
PURSUANT TO HONE RULE SECTION 6.10
WHEREAS, pursuant to Home Rule Charter Section 6.10 the
County Executive is required to submit for Council
consideration proposed tax and revenue ordinances necessary
to raise sufficient revenues to balance the Budget; and,
WHEREAS, at this time this matter coming on regularly for
consideration by the Council, and the Levy for the State
taxes as hereinafter made being in accordance with the notice
as given by the State Board of Equalization and the State
Auditor in the manner provided by law; the County taxes
having been based on estimates filed in accordance with Home
Rule Charter 6.20; the Port of Bellingham Taxes being in
accordance with the Resolution of the Board of Port
Commissioners of the Port of Bellingham; the taxes of the
Whatcom County Fire Protection Districts, Water Districts,
and Cemetery Districts .being in accordance with requests by
the Commissioners of the various districts; the School taxes
being in accordance with the estimates as furnished by the
Directors of the several school districts and by the Chairman
of Educational Services District #189; the estimated receipts
from the State and County apportionments of each District
being taken into consideration and the levies in the School
Districts which exceed the statutory limit being in
accordance with elections ratifying and authorizing said
levies, and the levies for the payment of school bonds and
interest being in accordance with the requests and needs of
each District as expressed by their Boards of Directors; and,
WHEREAS, this Council having considered the needs of the
State, County, Port, Fire Districts, Cemetery Districts,
Water Districts, Hospital Districts, School Districts, Cities
and Towns, and Drainage and Drainage Improvement Districts:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED by the Whatcom
County Council of Whatcom County, Washington, that there be
and hereby are levied taxes of Whatcom County, Washington, to
be charged on the assessment and tax rolls of said County for
the year 1987, for the respective funds hereinafter
designated and the number of dollars hereinafter specified
with respect to each of:said funds.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the taxes to be levied and
charged against the taxable property in Whatcom County,
Washington, to cover expenditures in 1987 are to be set at
their highest possible level, with any reductions to be the
result of a direct request from the taxing district; this
assumed level of assessment being necessary as the State of
Washington is unable to provide the figures and documentation
necessary to the establishing of fixed levy rates, and at
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such time as these figures do become available from the State
the levies shall be fixed as follows per attached "Exhibit A"
and incorporated by reference herein.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the taxes to be levied against
parcels of property within the Drainage and Drainage
Improvement Districts are to be credited to the individual
maintenance funds for the year 1987; and the amounts to be
apportioned to the original assessments for construction in
said districts are as follows per "Exhibit B" attached and
incorporated by reference herein.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the rate of levy of excise tax
upon sales of real estate is determined as one and thirty -two
one - hundreds percent (.01328) of the selling price.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that if the State Legislature changes
any Laws affecting levies contained herein, and the
Prosecuting Attorney's Office concurs, the Whatcom County
administration can change such levies accordingly.
APPROVED this 26th day of November , 1986.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTXj--4IASH,1NGTON
ATTEST:
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CAROL EBERGSON
CLERK OF THE OUNCIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DONALD G.
CHAIRMAN
(/f APPROVED ) VETOED
SHIRLEY VAN ZAN -N, EXECUTIVE
December 1, 1986
Date signed
RANDALL J. TTS
CIVIL DEPUT PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY
Published on 10/22/86 and 12/F4/86
This Ordinance becomes effective on January 1, 1987
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